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04-05.-2008, 06:37 PM
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Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?
In rec.bicycles.misc _ <jtayNOSPAMlor@hfdontsendmespamx.andara.com> wrote:
>> There's a belief that it's more difficult for an observer to >> determine the speed and vector of a blinking, rather than steady >> light in the darkness of night. Perhaps blinking lights confuse >> our human, pathological tendency of Persistance Of Vision. > > Well, more than a "belief" would be required for any effort to > attempt to persuade others to adopt the same conclusion. Simply check your preferred library on the topic of visual cognition, especially in traffic‥ Cutting follow-up to rec.bicycles.misc, -- MfG/Best regards helmut springer panta rhei |
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16-06.-2008, 06:42 PM
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Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?
On May 4, 4:37 am, Richard <bluerandoneeSPAMME...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 06:50:35 -0700, Pat wrote: > > On May 1, 5:49 pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On May 1, 5:24 pm, Jens Müller <usenet-11-2...@tessarakt.de> wrote: > > >> > ComandanteBanana schrieb: > > >> > > Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And > >> > > he ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest > >> > > with blinking lights > > ...SNIP... > > >> I don't think any solid > >> light will be strong enough to be seen by drivers who simply aren't > >> looking for bikes at that time... if they are paying any attention at > >> all. > > ...SNIP... > > >Anything you can do to increase your visible profile is helpful. > > Perhaps Cold Cathode Wire is the answer to being seen. > > See:http://www.vibelights.com/elwibikit.html > > Now that is being visible!!! > Of course it is a bit gaudy... > > Rich B. available in UK from BeSeenOnABike.com http://tinyurl.com/69pbzf and http://tinyurl.com/62o9lm |
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16-06.-2008, 07:15 PM
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Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?
On 2 May, 14:50, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
> On May 1, 5:49 pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > On May 1, 5:24 pm, Jens Müller <usenet-11-2...@tessarakt.de> wrote: > > > > ComandanteBanana schrieb: > > > > > Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he > > > > ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with > > > > blinking lights > > > > Args. Please don't use this blinking bullshits. It just distracts other > > > drivers and makes them focus on the blinking. > > > So how is it the blinking rear lights are OK? I don't think any solid > > light will be strong enough to be seen by drivers who simply aren't > > looking for bikes at that time... if they are paying any attention at > > all. > > > I was told the same thing about having blinking lights on the canoe, > > which I fixed. > > 3M makes some pretty spectacularreflectivetape that you can use for > all sorts of situations. For example, I have a black helmet. I put a > strip of the blackreflectivetape (which reflects white) on the back > of the helmet. During the daytime you can't see it (it just looks > like a piece of electrical tape) but it is BRIGHT during the night. > Anything you can do to increase your visible profile is helpful. get it here: http://tinyurl.com/6nnp43 |
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